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Replenish Hydrating Cream

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Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

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Replenish Hydrating Cream

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Regular Moisturizers	Regular Moisturizers
Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...	Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...
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Ingredient highlights

Replenish Hydrating Cream

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Replenish Hydrating Cream

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, sucrose cocoate, isododecane, isohexadecane, cyclohexasiloxane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium pca, phytosteryl isostearate, allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid, tocopheryl acetate, ceramide np, polysilicone-11, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, tocopherol, panicum miliaceum (millet) seed extract, bisabolol, sodium hyaluronate, butylene glycol, camellia oleifera leaf extract, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, superoxide dismutase, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, cellulose gum, hydroxyacetophenone, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol 17	Water, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, sucrose cocoate, isododecane, isohexadecane, cyclohexasiloxane, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium pca, phytosteryl isostearate, allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid, tocopheryl acetate, ceramide np, polysilicone-11, hydrolyzed caesalpinia spinosa gum, caesalpinia spinosa gum, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, tocopherol, panicum miliaceum (millet) seed extract, bisabolol, sodium hyaluronate, butylene glycol, camellia oleifera leaf extract, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, superoxide dismutase, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, cellulose gum, hydroxyacetophenone, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Water, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, butylene glycol, glycereth-26, oenothera biennis oil, cetyl alcohol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone, panthenol, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, (alpha-) tocopherol, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium pca, anthemis nobilis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, saccharide isomerate, hydroxypropyl guar, allantoin, rosa moschata seed oil , polysorbate 20, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, carbomer, sodium citrate, trisodium edta, batyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, benzoic acid, sorbic acid

Notable ingredients

Replenish Hydrating Cream

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Soothing: Allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Superoxide dismutase

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Isododecane, Isohexadecane

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, (alpha-) tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Replenish Hydrating Cream

Skin Recovery Replenishing Moisturizer

Water/aqua/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent